Modular bottle rack

ABSTRACT

A modular bottle rack comprising a plurality of support bars configured to mount to a rack mounting surface in a horizontal position relative to a ground surface, a plurality of pairs of bottle supports coupled to each of the support bars, a plurality of support bar brackets, a plurality of wine glasses holders coupled to one of the support bars, and a shelf for holding bottles coupled to at least one of the support bars. Each of the bottle supports comprises a base sleeve that couples the corresponding bottle support to the corresponding support bar, and a plurality of undulating extensions coupled to and extending from the base sleeve. Each undulating extension comprises at least one concave section configured to receive and support a portion of a bottle. Each support bar bracket comprises a support bar receiving portion and two flanges extending from opposed ends of the receiving portion.

BACKGROUND

Many individuals like to drink wine, and often times those sameindividuals, as well as restaurants, like to also collect wine. Oftentimes, wine drinkers and collectors also desire to showcase the winecollection. One of the problems with a wall mounted wine rack display isthe amount of weight the rack must carry. As such, most wine racks mustbe mounted to the wall studs. However, this mounting requirement canlimit the configuration of the wine rack or display. Additionally, as awine collection grows, the rack system must also be able to expand alongwith the growth of the collection.

Accordingly, there is a need for an improved bottle display rack thatovercomes the deficiencies and limitations of known rack systems.

SUMMARY

This invention is directed to a modular bottle rack comprising aplurality of support bars configured to mount to a rack mounting surfacein a horizontal position relative to a ground surface, a plurality ofpairs of bottle supports coupled to each of the support bars, aplurality of support bar brackets configured to couple the support barsto the rack mounting surface, a plurality of wine glasses holderscoupled to at least one of the support bars, and a shelf for holdingbottles of liquid coupled to at least one of the support bars.

Each support bar is hollow, having a square shaped cross-section and twoopposed ends.

Each of the bottle supports comprises a base sleeve that couples thecorresponding bottle support to the corresponding support bar and aplurality of undulating extensions coupled to and extending from thebase sleeve.

The base sleeve is hollow and square shaped such that the correspondingsupport bar extends through the hollow base sleeve and the base sleeveis positioned around and in close contact with an outside surface of thecorresponding support bar.

The base sleeve further comprises a set screw that extends through anopening in a lower surface of the sleeve. The set screw is used tosecure the base sleeve to the corresponding support bar.

Each undulating extension comprises at least one concave sectionconfigured to receive and support a portion of a bottle. At least onebottle having a neck and a barrel can lay across and be supported by thepair of bottle supports, and the concave section of one of the pair ofbottle supports is configured to receive the barrel of the bottle andthe other of the pair of bottle supports is configured to receive theneck of the bottle.

Each support bar bracket comprises a support bar receiving portion forreceiving a portion of the support bar and two flanges extending fromopposed ends receiving portion, each flange having at least one holethere through for a fastener to be inserted and used secure the supportbar bracket to the rack mounting surface;

Optionally, when the bottles are placed on the bottle supports, thebottles lie parallel to the longitudinal axis of the correspondingsupport bar.

Optionally, when the bottles are placed on the bottle supports, thebottles extend approximately perpendicular to the longitudinal axis ofthe corresponding support bar.

The rack mounting surface can be a pair of vertically oriented elongatesupports and each of the opposed ends of each of the support barscouples to an inner surface of one of the two vertically orientedelongate supports utilizing a pair of support bar brackets. The innersurface of each vertically oriented elongate supports comprises aplurality of support bar mounting holes there through.

Optionally, each vertically oriented elongate support has a base thatrests on the ground surface.

Optionally, each vertically oriented elongate support has a basemounting bracket for securing one end of the corresponding verticallyoriented elongate support to the ground surface and a top mountingbracket for securing an other end of the corresponding verticallyoriented elongate support to a ceiling surface.

Optionally, the rack mounting surface is a ceiling surface, such thatthe bottle rack hangs from the ceiling surface by the plurality ofsupport bar brackets.

Optionally, the rack mounting surface is a vertically oriented wallsurface and the receiving portion of the support bar bracket comprises aC-shaped concave portion that fits around the outer surface of thecorresponding support bar.

In a second embodiment, the invention is directed to a modular bottlerack comprising at least one elongate support bar configured to mount toa rack mounting surface in a horizontal position relative to a groundsurface, the support bar having two opposed ends, at least one bottlesupport coupled to the support bar, and a plurality of support barbrackets configured to couple the support bar to the rack mountingsurface.

The bottle support comprises a base sleeve that couples the bottlesupport to the support bar and a bottle holding portion.

Each support bar bracket comprises a support bar receiving portionconfigured to receive a portion of the support bar and two flangesextending from opposed ends of the receiving portion, each flange havingat least one hole there through for a fastener to be inserted and usedsecure the support bar bracket to the rack mounting surface.

Optionally, the bottle holding portion of the bottle support comprises aplurality of undulating extensions coupled to and extending from thebase sleeve, each undulating extension comprising at least one concavesection configured to receive and support a portion of a bottle.

Optionally, the rack comprises at least one pair of bottle supports, andat least one bottle having a neck and a barrel can lay across and besupported by the pair of bottle supports, and the concave section of oneof the pair of bottle supports is configured to receive the barrel ofthe bottle and the other of the pair of bottle supports is configured toreceive the neck of the bottle.

Optionally, when the bottles are positioned on the bottle supports, thebottles lie parallel to the longitudinal axis of the support bar.

Optionally, the bottle holding portion of the bottle support isapproximately rectangular in shape, and when a bottle is positioned onthe bottle support, the bottle extends approximately perpendicular tothe longitudinal axis of the support bar.

Optionally, the rack mounting surface is a vertically oriented wallsurface and the receiving portion of the support bar bracket comprises aC-shaped concave portion that fits around the outer surface of thecorresponding support bar.

In a third embodiment, the invention is directed to a kit for assemblinga modular bottle rack. The kit comprises at least one elongate supportbar configured to mount to a rack mounting surface in a horizontalposition relative to a ground surface, the support bar having twoopposed ends, at least one pair of bottle supports configured to coupleto the support bar, and a plurality of support bar brackets configuredto couple the support bar to the rack mounting surface.

Each of the bottle supports comprises a base sleeve configured to couplethe corresponding bottle support to the support bar, and a plurality ofundulating extensions coupled to and extending from the base sleeve.

The base sleeve is hollow such that the support bar can extend throughthe hollow base sleeve and the base sleeve can be positioned around andin close contact with an outside surface of the support bar.

Each undulating extension comprising at least one concave sectionconfigured to receive and support a portion of a bottle. At least onebottle having a neck and a barrel can lay across and be supported by thepair of bottle supports, and the concave section of one of the pair ofbottle supports is configured to receive the barrel of the bottle andthe other of the pair of bottle supports is configured to receive theneck of the bottle; and

Each support bar bracket comprises a receiving portion for receiving aportion of the support bar and two flanges extending from opposed endsof the receiving portion, each flange having at least one hole therethrough for a fastener to be inserted and used secure the support barbracket to the rack mounting surface.

DRAWINGS

These and other features, aspects, and advantages of the presentinvention will become better understood with regard to the followingdescription, appended claims, and accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of a modular bottlerack having features of the present invention, wherein a first versionof bottle supports is shown;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a portion of the bottle rackof FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side plan view of the bottle rack of FIG. 1, wherein thebottle rack is mounted on a vertical wall surface;

FIG. 4 is a front perspective view of the bottle rack of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 a front perspective view of a second embodiment of a modularbottle rack having features of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a front perspective view of a third embodiment of a modularbottle rack having features of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a front perspective view of a fourth embodiment of a modularbottle rack having features of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an second version of bottle supports;

FIG. 9 is side plan view of the bottle supports of FIG. 9;

FIG. 10 front plan view of the bottle rack of FIG. 1, wherein a shelfand glass holders has been added

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a fifth embodiment of a modular bottlerack having features of the present invention;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a sixth embodiment of a modular bottlerack having features of the present invention; and

FIG. 13 is an exploded view of connection mechanisms of the modularbottle rack.

DESCRIPTION

As used herein, the following terms and variations thereof have themeanings given below, unless a different meaning is clearly intended bythe context in which such term is used.

The terms “a,” “an,” and “the” and similar referents used herein are tobe construed to cover both the singular and the plural unless theirusage in context indicates otherwise.

As used in this disclosure, the term “comprise” and variations of theterm, such as “comprising” and “comprises,” are not intended to excludeother additives, components, integers ingredients or steps.

As used in this disclosure, the term “set screw” or “grub screw” is atype of screw generally used to secure an object within or againstanother object, normally without using a nut. Set screws are usuallyheadless (also called blind), meaning that the screw is fully threadedand has no head projecting past the major diameter of the screw thread.If a set screw has a head, the thread will extend all the way to thehead (whereas a bolt might have an unthreaded shank between the head andthread). A grub set screw (known in the US as a “blind” screw) is almostalways driven with an internal-wrenching drive, such as a hex socket,star, square socket, or slot. The set screw passes through a threadedhole in the outer object and is tightened against the inner object toprevent it from moving relative to the outer object. It exertscompressional or clamping force through the bottom tip that projectsthrough the hole.

All dimensions specified in this disclosure are by way of example onlyand are not intended to be limiting. Further, the proportions shown inthese Figures are not necessarily to scale. As will be understood bythose with skill in the art with reference to this disclosure, theactual dimensions and proportions of any system, any device or part of adevice disclosed in this disclosure will be determined by its intendeduse.

Referring now to the Figures, this invention is directed to a modularbottle rack 100. Although the rack 100 is shown supporting wine bottles,the invention is not limited to use with wine bottles, and can encompassholding any type of bottle having a neck and a barrel.

The bottle rack 100 comprises a main support bar 102 and at least onebottle support 104, and can be mounted on any rack mounting surface 106.The rack mounting surface 106 includes but is not limited to verticalwall surfaces (or the vertically oriented wall studs within the verticalwall surface) (FIGS. 1-4), a pair of vertically oriented elongatesupports (Figured 5 and 6), or a ceiling surface (FIG. 7). A singlevertical elongate support can also be used (see FIG. 11) so long as themain support bar 102 is securely fastened to the elongate support suchthat the weight of the bottle supports does not cause the support bar totilt unevenly.

Referring now to FIGS. 1 through 4, the main support bar 102 is anelongated structure with two opposed ends 108A, 108B, the support bar102 having a longitudinal axis 110, and a length longer than a width. Inthe drawings, the main support bar 102 is a length of square tubing thatcan be either hollow or solid. Optionally the main support bar 102 canbe in the shape of round, rectangular, parallel rods or any shapesufficient to secure the support arms. Optionally, the modular bottlerack 100 comprises a plurality of support bars 102, as shown in FIGS. 5and 6.

The support bar 102 is mounted to the rack mounting surface 106 by atleast one support bar bracket 112. Each support bar bracket 112comprises a support bar receiving portion 114 and at least one flange116 coupled to the receiving portion 114.

In the configuration where the rack mounting surface is a vertical wallor a ceiling surface, best seen in FIGS. 1-3 and 7, the support barreceiving portion 114 is a C-shaped concave portion that fits around theouter surface of the corresponding support bar 102. There are twoflanges 116A, 116B extending from opposed ends of the C-shaped concaveportion 114, and each flange 116 has at least one hole 118 there throughfor a fastener 120 to be inserted and used secure the support barbracket 112 to the rack mounting surface 106.

Once mounted to the rack mounting surface 106, the support bar 102 isconfigured to extend in a horizontal position relative to a groundsurface, wherein the longitudinal axis of the support bar 102 extendsroughly parallel to the ground surface.

The pair of vertically oriented elongate supports 500 are shown in FIGS.5 and 6 and as shown each comprise a length of square tubing. However,the vertically oriented elongate supports 500 can have any shape, beeither hollow or solid, and be made of any material, as long as theycouple to the support bars 102. Each of the opposed ends 108A, 108B ofeach of the support bars 102 couples to an inner surface 502 of one ofthe two vertically oriented elongate supports 500 utilizing a supportbar bracket 112. In this configuration, the support bar receivingportion 114 is a sleeve that one end of the support bar 102 fits into.Coupled to the receiving portion 114 are two flanges 116A, 116B, eachextending from opposed sides of the receiving portion 114. Each flange116 has at least one hole 118 there through for a fastener 120 to beinserted and used secure the support bar bracket 112 to the verticallyoriented elongate supports 500.

The inner surface 502 of each vertically oriented elongate supports 500comprises a plurality of support bar mounting holes 504 there through,and at least one fastener 120 can be inserted through at least one ofthe mounting holes 118 in each of the support bar brackets 112 and intothe corresponding support bar mounting hole 504.

FIG. 5 shows one embodiment, where each of the vertically orientedelongate support 500 has a base 506 that rests on the ground surface508. The base 506 shown in the drawings is in the shape of a length oftubing that extends perpendicular to the vertically oriented elongatesupport 500, but it should be noted that the base 506 can be any shapeand is not limited to what is shown in the drawings.

FIG. 6 shows an additional embodiment, where each of the verticallyoriented elongate supports 500 has a base mounting bracket 600 forsecuring one end of the corresponding vertically oriented elongatesupport 500 to the ground surface 508 and a top mounting bracket 602 forsecuring an other end of the corresponding vertically oriented elongatesupport 500 to a ceiling surface 604. Each base mounting bracket 600 andeach top mounting bracket 602 comprising an elongate support receiving606 portion and at least one flange 608 coupled thereto. In thisconfiguration, the elongate support receiving portion 606 is a sleevethat one end of the elongate support 500 fits into. Coupled to thereceiving portion 606 are two flanges 608, each extending from opposedsides of the receiving portion 606. Each flange 608 has at least onehole 610 there through for a fastener to be inserted and used secure theelongate support bracket 600, 602, to the ground surface 508, and theceiling surface 604, respectively.

Referring now to FIG. 11, there is shown an additional embodiment of therack 100 where there is a single vertically oriented elongate support500. The support 500 can be coupled directly to a vertical wall surface,mounted to a ground surface by a base mounting bracket 600 and a ceilingsurface by a top mounting bracket 602, or coupled to a base 506. Ratherthan coupling the support bar 102 directly to the wall surface, oreither end of the support bar 102 to a pair of vertically elongatesupports 500, the support bars 102 are coupled along their center to thesingle vertically oriented elongate support 500.

FIG. 7 shows an additional embodiment where the bottle rack hangs fromthe ceiling surface by the plurality of support bar brackets.

As shown in the Figures, the at least one bottle support 104 can becoupled to the support bars 102. The bottle supports 104 can compriseseveral different configurations. As shown in FIGS. 1-12 each of thebottle supports 104 can comprise a base sleeve 122 and at least oneundulating extension 124 for holding a bottle 300. Optionally, the basesleeve 122 can be a C-shaped bracket that couples to the support bar102. In another configuration, as shown in FIG. 11, the undulatingextension 124 is coupled directly to the support bar 102, such that nobase sleeve 122 is needed.

The base sleeve 122 couples the corresponding bottle support 104 to thecorresponding support bar 102. As best seen in FIG. 2, the base sleeve122 is hollow and square shaped such that the corresponding support bar102 extends through the hollow base sleeve 122 and the base sleeve 122is positioned around and in close contact with an outside surface of thecorresponding support bar 102.

As best seen in FIGS. 2 and 3, the base sleeve further comprises a setscrew 200 that extends through an opening in a lower surface of thesleeve 122. The set screw 200 is used to secure the base sleeve 122 tothe corresponding support bar 102.

In the first configuration, shown in FIGS. 1-10, the at least oneundulating extension 124 couples to and extends from the base sleeve122. Each undulating extension 124 comprising at least one concavesection 126 configured to receive and support a portion of a bottle 300.The at least one bottle 300 has a neck 302 and a barrel 304 and can layacross and be supported by the pair of bottle supports 104.

As seen in FIG. 11 and noted above, in an additional configuration, theat least one undulating extension 124 can couple directly to the supportbar 102, negating the need for a base sleeve 122.

As best seen in FIGS. 2 and 4, the concave section 126 of one of thepair of bottle supports 104 is configured to receive the barrel 304 ofthe bottle 300 and the other of the pair of bottle supports 104 isconfigured to receive the neck 302 of the bottle 300.

As shown in FIGS. 1-7, when the bottles 300 are placed on the bottlesupports 104, the bottles 300 are disposed parallel to the longitudinalaxis of the support bar 102. In this configuration, both the necks 302and the barrels 304 of the bottles 300 are roughly the same distancefrom the support bar 102.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the bottle supports 104 can comprise analternate configuration, where when the bottles 300 are placed on thebottle supports 104, are disposed roughly perpendicular to thelongitudinal axis of the support bar 102. Here, the necks 302 of thebottles 300 are proximate the support bar 102 while the barrels 304 ofthe bottles 300 are distal the support bar 102.

In this configuration, the bottle supports 104 comprise a roughlyrectangular bottle holding extension 800 that extends from the basesleeve 122. The barrel 304 of the bottle 300 is cradled within a spacecreated by the rectangular shaped bottle holding extension 800.Preferably, as best seen in FIG. 9, a proximal portion 802 of the bottleholding extension 800 extends perpendicular from the support bar 102 anda distal portion 804 of the bottle holding extension 800 angles downwardslightly, so that the label on the bottle 300 is more easily read.

Optionally, the bottles 300 can be oriented the other direction, withthe necks 302 of the bottles 300 distal the support bar 102 while thebarrels 304 of the bottles 300 are proximal the support bar 102. In thisinstance, a circular loop or stopper extends from a distal portion ofthe bottle holding extension 800 to prevent the neck 302 and/or bottle300 from sliding off the end of the distal end of the bottle holdingextension 800.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 10, at least one of the support bars 102comprises a plurality of wine glasses holders 900. Each wine glassholder 900 comprises a pair of elongate pins 902 that project from thesupport bar 102 at an approximately perpendicular angle. The distancebetween the pair of pins 902 is wide enough to accommodate a typicalwine glass stem, but small enough that the base of the wine glass cannotslide through and therefore rests on top of the pair of pins 902.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 10, the bottle rack 100 can furthercomprise a shelf 904 for holding bottles of liquid. In thisconfiguration, the support bar 102 further comprises a pair of shelfsupport arms 906 that extend from the support bar 102 for holding theshelf 904.

Referring now to FIG. 12, there is shown an additional embodiment of therack 100 comprising a shelf 904, however, in this configuration, thevertically oriented elongate supports 500 are coupled to and support theshelf 904.

Referring now to FIG. 13, there is shown two different means of couplingand or extending various components of the rack 100. More specifically,a first connector 130 and a second connector 132 are shown.

The first connector 130 is used to connect two support bars 102 togetherto create an extended support bar 102. The first connector 130 comprisestwo opposed ends 134A, 134B that are configured to fit inside an end ofa support bar 102. Between the two opposed ends 134A, 134B is a raisedridge 136 that provides a surface for the ends of the supports bars 102to butt up against when placed on the connector 130. A plurality offasteners 138 are used to secure the support bars 102 to the firstconnector 130. The fasteners 138 can be screws, bolts, rods, pins, orany other means of securing the support bars 102 to the first connector130.

The second connector 132 is used to connect two vertically orientedelongate supports 500 to each other, creating an extended support 500.The second connector 132 comprises a plurality of fastener openings 140and is configured to fit inside the two vertically oriented elongatesupports 500. A plurality of fasteners 138 are used to secure thevertically oriented elongate supports 500 to the second connector 132.

Additionally, an alternate version of bracket 112 is shown. In theembodiment shown in FIG. 13, bracket 142 is used to couple the supportarms 102 to the vertically oriented elongate supports 500 utilizing aplurality of fastener openings. Bracket 142 can be used in the floor toceiling and free-standing rack 100 embodiments, but typically would notbe used in the wall mounted rack 100 embodiments.

In certain embodiments, the following steps are performed to assemblethe modular bottle rack:

1) slide base sleeves 122 of bottle supports 104 over support bar 102.Perform as many times as necessary until desired amount of bottlesupports 104 are on the support bar 102.

2) locate vertical wall studs using a stud finder. Mark exact horizontalpoints on studs to be used for mounting the rack;

3) place support bar 102 against the wall and install support barbrackets 112 into the wall studs at exact horizontal points for eachstud. Ensure both mounting screws are utilized for support bar bracket112 placement;

4) slide bottle supports 104 to their desired locations along thesupport bar 102. Check, intermittently, to ensure individual bottleholding portions are spaced appropriately by placing bottles 300 ontothe bottle holding portions. Adjust as necessary to desired spacing;

5) install and/or tighten set screws for each bottle support 104 tosecure them to the support bar 102.

Regarding the above steps, the steps are essentially the same if thebottle rack 100 is to be secured to a ceiling surface. In that instance,ceiling studs are located in step 2) rather than wall studs.

In certain embodiments, the following steps are performed to assemblethe modular bottle rack:

1) locate two vertically oriented elongate supports 500;

2) utilizing a base mounting bracket 600, secure one end of eachvertically oriented elongate support 500 to a ground surface 508;

3) utilizing a top mounting bracket 602, secure an other end of eachvertically oriented elongate support 500 to a ceiling surface 604;

4) slide base sleeves 122 of bottle supports 104 over a support bar 102.Perform as many times as necessary until desired amount of bottlesupports 104 are on the support bar 102;

5) repeat step 4) as necessary to achieve the desired number of supportbars 102;

6) secure each end of each support bar 102 to one of the verticallyoriented elongate supports 500 utilizing a support bar brackets 112 foreach end of each support bar 102. Ensure both mounting screws areutilized for support bar bracket 112 placement;

7) slide bottle supports 104 to their desired locations along thesupport bars 102. Check, intermittently, to ensure individual bottleholding portions are spaced appropriately by placing bottles 300 ontothe bottle holding portions. Adjust as necessary to desired spacing;

8) install and/or tighten set screws for each bottle support 104 tosecure them to the support bars 102.

Regarding the above steps, if vertically oriented elongate supports 500having bases 506 are utilized, then steps 2) and 3) are not performed.

The components of the modular bottle rack described in severalembodiments herein may be constructed from any known materials in thefield and be of any color, size and/or dimensions. The components of themodular bottle rack described herein may be manufactured and assembledusing any known techniques in the field.

The preferred embodiment of this system uses powder-coated steel,stainless steel or like-finished steel for the components.

The invention has the following advantages:

When bottles 300 are on the rack 100—the support bar 102 behind thebottles 300 is hidden, giving the bottles 300 a floating impression;

The support bar mounting brackets 112 can be slid along the support bar102 and located wherever necessary to mount to a wall stud;

The bottle rack 100 is modular so it can be expanded as time progressesand the bottle collection expands;

The bottle rack 100 offers multiple mounting configurations depending inthe room its being mounted in, making it very versatile and allowing theuser to assemble in any number of different configurations;

The bottle support arms 104 can also slide on the support bar allowingfor more flexibility in configuration.

Although the present invention has been described in considerable detailwith reference to certain preferred embodiments, other embodiments arepossible. The steps disclosed for the present methods, for example, arenot intended to be limiting nor are they intended to indicate that eachstep is necessarily essential to the method, but instead are exemplarysteps only. Therefore, the scope of the appended claims should not belimited to the description of preferred embodiments contained in thisdisclosure. All references cited herein are incorporated by reference.

What is claimed is:
 1. A modular bottle rack comprising: a) a pluralityof support bars configured to mount to a rack mounting surface in ahorizontal position relative to a ground surface, each support bar beinghollow, having a square shaped cross-section and two opposed ends; b) aplurality of pairs of bottle supports coupled to each of the supportbars, each of the bottle supports comprising: i) a base sleeve thatcouples the corresponding bottle support to the corresponding supportbar, the base sleeve being hollow and square shaped such that thecorresponding support bar extends through the hollow base sleeve and thebase sleeve is positioned around and in close contact with an outsidesurface of the corresponding support bar, the base sleeve furthercomprising a set screw that extends through an opening in a lowersurface of the sleeve, wherein the set screw is used to secure the basesleeve to the corresponding support bar; and ii) a plurality ofundulating extensions coupled to and extending from the base sleeve,each undulating extension comprising at least one concave sectionconfigured to receive and support a portion of a bottle; wherein atleast one bottle having a neck and a barrel can lay across and besupported by the pair of bottle supports, and the concave section of oneof the pair of bottle supports is configured to receive the barrel ofthe bottle and the other of the pair of bottle supports is configured toreceive the neck of the bottle; c) a plurality of support bar bracketsconfigured to couple the support bars to the rack mounting surface, eachsupport bar bracket comprising: i) a support bar receiving portion forreceiving a portion of the support bar; and ii) two flanges extendingfrom opposed ends receiving portion, each flange having at least onehole there through for a fastener to be inserted and used secure thesupport bar bracket to the rack mounting surface; d) a plurality of wineglasses holders coupled to at least one of the support bars; and e) ashelf for holding bottles of liquid coupled to at least one of thesupport bars.
 2. The modular bottle rack of claim 1, wherein when thebottles are placed on the bottle supports, the bottles lie parallel tothe longitudinal axis of the corresponding support bar.
 3. The modularbottle rack of claim 1, wherein the rack mounting surface is a pair ofvertically oriented elongate supports and each of the opposed ends ofeach of the support bars couples to an inner surface of one of the twovertically oriented elongate supports utilizing a pair of support barbrackets, wherein the inner surface of each vertically oriented elongatesupports comprises a plurality of support bar mounting holes therethrough.
 4. The modular bottle rack of claim 3, wherein each verticallyoriented elongate support has a base mounting bracket for securing oneend of the corresponding vertically oriented elongate support to theground surface and a top mounting bracket for securing an other end ofthe corresponding vertically oriented elongate support to a ceilingsurface.
 5. The modular bottle rack of claim 1, wherein the rackmounting surface is vertically oriented wall surface and the receivingportion of the support bar bracket comprises a C-shaped concave portionthat fits around the outer surface of the corresponding support bar. 6.A modular bottle rack comprising: a) at least one elongate support barconfigured to mount to a rack mounting surface in a horizontal positionrelative to a ground surface, the support bar having two opposed ends;b) at least one bottle support coupled to the support bar, the bottlesupport comprising: i) a base sleeve that couples the correspondingbottle support to the support bar, the base sleeve being hollow suchthat the support bar extends through the hollow base sleeve and the basesleeve is positioned around and in close contact with an outside surfaceof the support bar, the base sleeve further comprising a set screw thatextends through an opening in a surface of the sleeve, wherein the setscrew is used to secure the base sleeve to the support bar; and ii) abottle holding portion; c) a plurality of support bar bracketsconfigured to couple the support bar to the rack mounting surface. 7.The modular bottle rack of claim 6, wherein each support bar bracketcomprises: i) a support bar receiving portion configured to receive aportion of the support bar; and ii) two flanges extending from opposedends of the receiving portion, each flange having at least one holethere through for a fastener to be inserted and used secure the supportbar bracket to the rack mounting surface.
 8. The modular bottle rack ofclaim 6, wherein each support bar bracket is L-shaped, having at leasttwo fastener openings disposed there through.
 9. The modular bottle rackof claim 8, further comprising a plurality of wine glasses holderscoupled to the support bar.
 10. The modular bottle rack of claim 8,further comprising a shelf coupled to the support bar for holdingbottles of liquid.
 11. The modular bottle rack of claim 8, wherein thebottle holding portion of the bottle support comprises a plurality ofundulating extensions coupled to and extending from the base sleeve,each undulating extension comprising at least one concave sectionconfigured to receive and support a portion of a bottle.
 12. The modularbottle rack of claim 11, wherein there is a pair of bottle supports, andat least one bottle having a neck and a barrel can lay across and besupported by the pair of bottle supports, and the concave section of oneof the pair of bottle supports is configured to receive the barrel ofthe bottle and the other of the pair of bottle supports is configured toreceive the neck of the bottle.
 13. The modular bottle rack of claim 12,wherein when the bottles are positioned on the bottle supports, thebottles lie parallel to the longitudinal axis of the support bar. 14.The modular bottle rack of claim 8, wherein the bottle holding portionof the bottle support is approximately rectangular in shape, and when abottle is positioned on the bottle support, the bottle extendsapproximately perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the support bar.15. The modular bottle rack of claim 10, wherein the rack mountingsurface is a pair of vertically oriented elongate supports and each ofthe opposed ends of the support bar couples to an inner surface of oneof the two vertically oriented elongate supports utilizing a pair ofsupport bar brackets, wherein the inner surface of each verticallyoriented elongate supports comprises a plurality of support bar mountingholes there through.
 16. The modular bottle rack of claim 15, whereineach vertically oriented elongate support has a base that rests on theground surface.
 17. The modular bottle rack of claim 16, wherein eachvertically oriented elongate support has a base mounting bracket forsecuring one end of the corresponding vertically oriented elongatesupport to the ground surface and a top mounting bracket for securing another end of the corresponding vertically oriented elongate support to aceiling surface.
 18. The modular bottle rack of claim 6, wherein therack mounting surface is a ceiling surface, such that the wine rackhangs from the ceiling surface by the plurality of support bar brackets.19. The modular bottle rack of claim 6, wherein the rack mountingsurface is a vertically oriented wall surface and the receiving portionof the support bar bracket comprises a C-shaped concave portion thatfits around the outer surface of the corresponding support bar.
 20. Akit for assembling a modular bottle rack, the kit comprising: a) atleast one elongate support bar configured to mount to a rack mountingsurface in a horizontal position relative to a ground surface, thesupport bar having two opposed ends; b) at least one pair of bottlesupports configured to couple to the support bar, each of the bottlesupports comprising: i) a base sleeve configured to couple thecorresponding bottle support to the support bar, the base sleeve beinghollow such that the support bar can extend through the hollow basesleeve and the base sleeve can be positioned around and in close contactwith an outside surface of the support bar; and ii) a plurality ofundulating extensions coupled to and extending from the base sleeve,each undulating extension comprising at least one concave sectionconfigured to receive and support a portion of a bottle; wherein atleast one bottle having a neck and a barrel can lay across and besupported by the pair of bottle supports, and the concave section of oneof the pair of bottle supports is configured to receive the barrel ofthe bottle and the other of the pair of bottle supports is configured toreceive the neck of the bottle; and c) a plurality of support barbrackets configured to couple the support bar to the rack mountingsurface, each support bar bracket comprising: i) a receiving portion forreceiving a portion of the support bar; and ii) two flanges extendingfrom opposed ends of the receiving portion, each flange having at leastone hole there through for a fastener to be inserted and used secure thesupport bar bracket to the rack mounting surface.